7 Tips for a Killer Super Bowl Party

One New York City bar is taking Super Bowl very seriously—it’s not serving the Boston brewed Sam Adams during the game. In fact, Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant is banning sales of “anything” Boston in support of Big Blue. But what if they're on to something?

#1: Stick to the Ritual
Your game day rituals should be set in stone—sports and superstition go hand in hand. Don’t let anyone sit in your chair. Wear the same gear. Talk to the same people. Break out the Macarena at every TD. Whatever it takes to get that W.

#3: Make Your Living Room a Stadium
David Tutera, party planner of the stars, suggests taking it a step further. Get whistles and small, yellow squares so your friends can throw flags on party fouls. You’re just as qualified to make decisions as Belichick/Coughlin/referees, we know.

#4: Non-Football Bets
Everyone loves a Superbowl pool but everyone does that, Tutera says. His suggestion? Bet on everything but the game: Which company will air the most commercials? How many times will the announcers say a particular word? How many fumbles will there be?

Directions from a diehard Giants fan: Draw an 11x11 grid of squares. The vertical axis represents the home team, and the horizontal axis represents the away team. Let your friends buy squares for a certain dollar amount. After all the boxes are filled with names, assign the horizontal row and vertical column with digits 0-9 in a random order.

Like so:

If the second digit of the score matches up for the home and away team after the first, second, third, or fourth quarter, the owner of that box wins the dollar amount assigned to that quarter.

#6: Super Bowl = Spa Day
If the only part of the Super Bowl she enjoys is the Puppy Bowl, give her a reason to get out of the house (and an excuse for you to create the ultimate man cave). Book a spa day for her and her friends. She’ll be thrilled, and you’ll be able to transform the living room into a man cave once and for all.

#7: Tape It
Have you seen how many Super Bowl reaction videos go viral? Catch the celebration or fury of your whole crew on camera and watch it for years to come—or become an overnight YouTube sensation.

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